Craziness

The craziness that is my life in the next few weeks.

Mar 3-4: Georgia Southern Cycling race
Mar 10-11: GT Cycling race (Newnan, GA)
Mar 13-15: Back to D.C. for work
Mar 17: UGA Race
Mar 18-23: Skiing in Denver!!!
Mar 31-April 1: Auburn Race

This doesn't include homework, tests, tutoring, fun, and my good friend Sarah coming for a visit.

History!

Let it be stated for the record books that today I, Livia Carneiro, beat one Will Evans, master of all things bicycle, up a hill. Strike that... up a few.

I made that hill my bitch.

The end.

Back in the Saddle... Again

This weekend was the first time I rode a bike in a few weeks and my first time outside on The Stig in over a month and a half. And, even though I suffered during and after, I must say, it felt good. I felt comfortable and at home and what's best of all, not too slow.

Makes me even contemplate giving up the fun lifestyle to work hard and be super motivated like I once was. For now, though, I'll just look to strike a happy medium. Which includes heading to Georgia Southern for a race this weekend, even though I probably shouldn't. This way, though, I know I'll actually get up and work out, as opposed to being distracted or lazy.

Stay in School!

It's nights like Friday that make me glad I stayed in school to make up for my previous lack of fun. The evening included drinks at Taco Mac, the Cheetah, and Waffle House. I'll probably never forget my first time in a strip club: girls dancing to nine inch nails, creepy old guys, and running into a guy I know. Even though I was DD (by choice... and I did a good job this time!) I still had an awesome time.

Por que?

I usually only listen to All Things Considered when I'm in the car, which hasn't been that often lately. But today I had the chance, and it was one of those days where they had a story that really moved me (almost to tears, which is bad in traffic).

Read about it here.

It begs the question: These teenagers are suffering... for what?

Spring Break

I just bought plane tickets out to Denver for the week of Spring Break. I'll be visiting an old friend in Breckenridge and doing some skiing on real mountains.

It won't be a traditional spring break type trip, cause we had a hard time finding people who wanted and/or could afford to go. I'm sure we could've gotten a group for a cruise, which is much cheaper, but my thoughts were been there done that.

I'm excited, it's my first time out west!

Home sweet home

I am glad to be home. I missed my own bed...

I think I would've been glad to come back thursday night. Not that I didn't have fun, just that there's incentive in coming back.

And I kinda like that.

Ice Ice Baby

The lovely person I am sitting next to just informed me that I haven't updated. So there.

D.C. so far: very icy and too much working but now yeungling, should've brought my snow boots, cold!, yay for watching the daily show, boo for watching grey's anatomy

upcoming: shopping, sightseeing, partying

Leaving... Again

Tomorrow marks the beginning of some more traveling for me. This weekend I'm headed to Sugar Mountain in North Carolina to do some skiing. It was a last minute thing, but I'm really excited and really glad I found some people who were willing to take a little trip!

Tuesday evening I leave for Washington D.C. I will be in Triangle, VA Wednesday and Thursday helping at a workshop for ONR Logistics. The rest of the team is set to return Thursday evening. I booked my return trip for Saturday afternoon, so as of Thursday evening I will be enjoying all D.C. has to offer with my soulmate Melissa and my good friend Cameron (who happens to be throwing a large party that Friday night!)

I won't return to work until Tuesday, Feb 20 because I've been invited to participate in Lockheed's Engineers Week Girl Scout workshop by the woman that I did some contract work for last fall. I'm excited, it's slightly reminiscent of the recruiting I used to do at Tech for girls.

Hopefully this little "break," even though it includes hard work, will help deal with the severe burnout I'm feeling at work lately.

Oh, yeah. And Valentine's Day is somewhere in the middle. :-)

Younger!

I was reminiscing (aka reading old posts) and came across this quiz so I decided to re-take it. Last time I got 30! I'm younger, yay!

Before I really liked being "more mature" than everyone, but I'm definitely digging the mid-twenties right now.

You Are 26 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Something New

I have a ticket to this year's Nascar race at Talladega. I'm really excited... it's been described to me (and confirmed by pictures) as a "Redneck Mardi Gras." I've never been to Mardi Gras, or a redneck event for that matter, so it should be interesting.

It's time like these when I see how much I've changed over the past few years. Or, at least my perspective of things has.